Located in pocket plane adjacent to the Celestial Plane, this Plane is home to the Celestial Star Forge. Placed on a rock approximately 300 yards by 200 yard across, the Celestial Star Forge is tool used for crafting unique items. Powered by what appears to be left over pure creative energy, though limited in amount, holds great potential. The Celestial Star Forge Plane was closed off and abandoned for reasons still unknown and the Master Smithy, Balormore is currently the only known being to be able to run the forge. With his assistance, others may use the Forge, but Balormore is required for the Forge to operate.
Balormore looks human, though it is evident he is not. He looks like a man in his late 50's early 60's, somewhat muscley but not overly so, balding with a long white and gray beard.
The Forge itself is approximately 100 yards across. It has a long shaft that runs off one side of the rock. It seems to channel the energy that is found within the Plane, focusing it down the shaft where it is deposited into a pool surrounding the main work area of the Forge. It is this energy that fuels the Forge and creates the Forge Fire, allowing wondrous and unique items to be crafted here.
The Celestial Star Forge currently offers the following features:
+3 bonus on items crafted using the Forge.
For people who explicitly want to use the Forge with Balormore's help to craft items, they may take the Craft: Star Forger skill. When an item is crafted and a craft check made, a Craft: Star Forge check is made in addition. The base DC is 30 and for every time that is hit and exceeded by the same number (DC 30, DC 60, DC 90, DC 120, DC 150, etc.) an additional (+) ability may be added to the item. These (+)'s may only be used to purchase abilities for the item.
For example, you are able to craft a +7 weapon normally. The Forge adds +3 making it a +10 weapon. You are able to hit a DC 150 Craft: Star Forge check for an additional +5. You choose to give the weapon Vorpal which costs +5. You would essentially get that extra ability for free. Or you choose to give it Souldrinking which is +4 and Keen which is +1. These are bonuses on top of the normal crafting bonuses.
For example, you are able to craft a +7 piece of armor normally. The Forge adds +3 making it a +10 piece of armor. You are able to hit a DC 150 Craft: Star Forge check for an additional +5. You choose to give the armor Death Ward which is +1, Nimbleness which is +1 and Invulnerability which is +3. These are bonuses on top of the normal crafting bonuses.
XP costs (Primary XP) for creating magic items in the Forge are halved.
Forge Abilities, Feats, Techniques, Upgrades and Buildings: (Note these are group purchases which means everyone can and should pitch in. Unless otherwise stated these all are bought using Primary XP)
Name
Cost
Type
Prerequisites
G or I
Description
Apprentice Smithy
5,000XP Primary Only
Ability
Balormore's Approval, 24 hours of working with Balormore in the Forge. 8 hours max a day.
Individual
You gain the following:
Craft: Star Forger 1 rank
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Seasoned Apprentice Smithy
5,000XP Primary Only
Ability
Apprentice status, 24 additional hours of working with Balormore in the Forge. 8 hours max a day.
Individual
You gain the following:
Craft: Star Forger 4 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /1
Journeyman Smithy
5,000XP Primary Only
Ability
Seasoned Apprentice status, 24 additional hours of working with Balormore in the Forge. 8 hours max a day.
Individual
You gain the following:
Craft: Star Forger 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /4
Seasoned Journeyman Smithy
5,000XP Primary Only
Ability
Journeyman status, 24 additional hours of working with Balormore in the Forge. 8 hours max a day.
Individual
You gain the following:
Craft: Star Forger 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /5
Master Smithy
10,000XP Primary Only
Ability
Seasoned Journeyman status, 48 additional hours of working with Balormore in the Forge. 8 hours max a day.
Individual
You gain the following:
Craft: Star Forge 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /5
Focus Skill: Craft Star Forger
The 10,000 Shita-Kitae
10,000XP
Technique
Master Smithy
Individual
By folding the metal repeatably in such a way, while bathing it in the Forge Fire, you add an additional die of damage of it's type to the weapon. For example, if the weapon does 1d6 it would now do 2d6. You also increase the weapons Hardness by +2 and give it an additional 20HP by inch. This can only be done once.
X
Soul Crucible 1
100,000XP
Upgrade
None
Group
With this addition, the Celestial Star Forge can manage and utilize the flow of the Soul itself. This means Primary XP can be used to unlock new features in the Forge. In addition this means
X
Soul Crucible 2
50,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1
Group
With this addition, any combination of Primary, Secondary or Tertiary XP can be used to craft items in the Forge. Forge upgrades and Buildings must still be purchased with Primary only unless other superseded.
X
Soul Link
20,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1
Group
With this addition, Anyone's Soul (XP) can be used to pay for crafting items in the Forge, not just the crafter. Unless other superseded, Primary XP is the only XP that can be used in this manner.
X
Forge Competence 1
20,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1
Group
Adds an additional +1 bonus to items crafted in the Forge.
X
Forge Competence 2
30,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1,
Forge Competence 1
Group
Adds an additional +1 bonus to items crafted in the Forge. (For a total of +2)
X
One With The Forge
25,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1,
Soul Crucible 2,
Soul Link
Group
Upgrades and buildings can now be purchased using any combination of Primary, Secondary or Tertiary XP from any number of willing participants.
X
Anathema Crucible
100,000XP
Upgrade
Soul Crucible 1,
Soul Crucible 2
Group
By carefully bathing the God Slayer in the heat of the Forge while wielding their Anathema Weapon, it can be imbued with additional weapon abilities - if the God Slayer can survive the process. The God Slayer must be bathed in the Forge while wielding the Anathema weapon as the weapon is an extension of them, thus they are connected. This process takes 1 hour and the God Slayer takes 50 points of damage per round (damage type is considered Exotic: Forge Fire). If the God Slayer survives, then the Anathema Weapon gains weapon abilities of +1 up to +10 total on a Craft: Star Forge check base DC 15. The base DC is 15 and for every time that is exceeded by the same number (DC 15, DC 30, DC, 45, DC 60, DC 75, DC 90, DC 105, DC 120, DC 135, DC 150) an additional +1 worth of abilities may be added to the Anathema weapon. Only one Anathema weapon may be worked on at one time. Other Star Forge bonuses cannot be applied to Anathema weapons.
Foundry 1
50,000XP
Building
Soul Crucible 1,
Soul Crucible 2, Soul Link
Group
You can now create items within the Forge of a larger scale. Instead of standard crafting items that fit a medium to large sized beings, you can now craft reasonable items that fit into a 20'x20' space. This includes Golems parts, vehicles and the like.Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 10% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Foundry 2
50,000XP
Building
Foundry 1
Group
This doubles the effective working area. Now it becomes 40 x 40.Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 20% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Foundry 3
50,000XP
Building
Foundry 2
Group
This doubles the effective working area again. Now it becomes 80 x 80.
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 30% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Foundry 4
50,000XP
Building
Foundry 3
Group
This doubles the effective working area once again. Now it becomes 160 x 160.
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 40% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Foundry 5
20,000XP
Building
Foundry 4
Group
This caps out the large working area. It caps out at maximum of 200' x 200'.
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 50% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
X
Workshop
10,000XP
Building
Soul Crucible 1,
Soul Crucible 2, Soul Link
Group
This workshop is a 40' x 40' building that comes equipped with everything you need, in conjunction with the Star Forge, to craft a full range of wondrous items such as staffs, wands, rods, rings, scrolls and even potions. It contains a sewing area, alchemy area, enchantment area and the like. While utilizing the Workshop items you make take half the time and cost half as much gold and XP.
Balormore, Master Smithy of the Celestial Star Forge
Balormore looks human, though it is evident he is not. He looks like a man in his late 50's early 60's, somewhat muscley but not overly so, balding with a long white and gray beard.
The Forge itself is approximately 100 yards across. It has a long shaft that runs off one side of the rock. It seems to channel the energy that is found within the Plane, focusing it down the shaft where it is deposited into a pool surrounding the main work area of the Forge. It is this energy that fuels the Forge and creates the Forge Fire, allowing wondrous and unique items to be crafted here.
The Celestial Star Forge currently offers the following features:
For example, you are able to craft a +7 weapon normally. The Forge adds +3 making it a +10 weapon. You are able to hit a DC 150 Craft: Star Forge check for an additional +5. You choose to give the weapon Vorpal which costs +5. You would essentially get that extra ability for free. Or you choose to give it Souldrinking which is +4 and Keen which is +1. These are bonuses on top of the normal crafting bonuses.
For example, you are able to craft a +7 piece of armor normally. The Forge adds +3 making it a +10 piece of armor. You are able to hit a DC 150 Craft: Star Forge check for an additional +5. You choose to give the armor Death Ward which is +1, Nimbleness which is +1 and Invulnerability which is +3. These are bonuses on top of the normal crafting bonuses.
Excellent references:
http://www.realmshelps.net/magic/weaponsps.shtml
http://www.realmshelps.net/magic/armorsps.shtml
Forge Abilities, Feats, Techniques, Upgrades and Buildings: (Note these are group purchases which means everyone can and should pitch in. Unless otherwise stated these all are bought using Primary XP)
Craft: Star Forger 1 rank
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Craft: Star Forger 4 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /1
Craft: Star Forger 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /4
Craft: Star Forger 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /5
Craft: Star Forge 5 ranks
Craft: Mechanical 5 ranks
Craft: Weapons 5 ranks
Craft Armor: 5 ranks
Resist: Forge Fire /5
Focus Skill: Craft Star Forger
Forge Competence 1
Soul Crucible 2,
Soul Link
Soul Crucible 2
Soul Crucible 2, Soul Link
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 30% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 40% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Time is still needed for crafting these monstrous pieces, but having the Foundry at this size reduces build times for such things by 50% as there makes large scale production possible. Getting the items out of the pocket plane is another matter entirely.
Soul Crucible 2, Soul Link
Balormore, Master Smithy of the Celestial Star Forge